Bold Robbery by Jesse James Figure Reported in Kansas City
In 1872 Kansas City paper recounts a bold daytime robbery at a local club where a group led by Jesse James allegedly demanded about $10,000 from a treasurer. The posse confronted the editor of a local paper with a gift, while police failed to capture any of the outlaws. A separate piece recalls a Baptist preacher’s jokes about age and excerpts from sermons delivered in a humorous rural voice.
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Kansas Cit Post
James An
Ori i
Buy Robe
Hall
Eisiieon
Association
Chipcke Club
Treasuer
Jesse James
Mr. Hall
Kansas City Journal
Gymnastics as Cure of Disease in Historical View
The piece discusses Boerhaave and the ancient Greek emphasis on physical exercise to prevent and cure disease. It notes leaders like Asclepiades and the shift from chemical remedies to bodily vigor. It cites education on exercise as a health foundation and recalls Asclepiades living to an advanced age before an accident ended him.
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Boerhove
Bitterwood
Asclepiadese
Oswald
Milk as a Food Should Be Taken Gradually
The text argues milk is a food to be consumed in small mouthfuls at intervals, not in copious draughts. It notes infants digest milk gradually, warns against drinking milk after other foods, and urges using abundant milk or cream in puddings. It cites Scottish practice and criticizes English milky puddings for reducing appeal.
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England
Popular Science Monthly
Missouri River
Pacific Slope
Carcado, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Chicago
Kansas
Pullman Palace
Peoria
Miwaukee
Nebraska
Black Hills
Wyoming
Utah
Idaho
Nevada
California
Oregon
We Territory
Colorado
Arizona
Newexico
United States
Canada
Stoughton
Mass
B. J. Kenpaur & Co
Gents
Kendall
Cas
Parker
Pen- Kendall
B. J. Kendall & CO
Enosburgh Falls
Ormont
Not Afraid of the Piano at Ravenden Springs
Afeered by a new piano brought to Randolph County Arkansas near Ravenden Springs caused a stir among hotel guests. A young pianist drew praise and jeers as onlookers debated the instrument, ending with the manager asking the party to retire while the pianist asserted she was not afeered.
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Randolph County
Ravenden Springs
Arkansas
State Gazette
English Woman Sharpshooter Defeats Dutch Boer at 200 Yards
Lady Florence Dixie, amid camp life at Bennett's Drift, challenged a Dutch Boer guard to a shooting match. Using a Winchester she hit four bottles at 200 yards, while the Boer with a Martini-Henry failed to match her accuracy, restoring English shooting prestige.
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Florence Dixie
Bennett's Drift
Beaumont
Royal Commission
Florence
Lady Florence
Thomas Eclectic Oil Endorsed for Wide Range of Ailments
An advertisement extols Thomas Eclectric Oil as a universal cure for rheumatism neuralgia sore throat asthma bronchitis diphtheria and similar illnesses with claims of real power inside the bottle rather than puffery. It presents strong praise for the remedy and its efficacy across many conditions.
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Thomas
Southwest sheep herder uses conch call to herd flock
A Southwest shepherd gathers his four hundred acre pasture with a conch shell call. Sheep lift heads at the first foot, run to the herder, and expect grain, making use of a corn handful. Carter's Little Liver Pills advertised as a cure for constipation price 25 cents sold by Emmert and Burrell.
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Carter
Emmert & Burrell
J. B. Simpson
J. B. Simpson Medicine Co
Main St
Buffalo
Freeport
Emmert,& Burrell
Description of Thomas Jefferson by English guest Flower
Flower recounts Jefferson as a tall imposing figure with a neat Quaker style dress in 1816. He notes Jefferson's courteous manners and evening talks sharing insider views not yet public. The Miss Randolph granddaughters are mentioned as guests during the Monticello visit.
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Thomas Jefferson
Flower
Tennessee
Kentucky
Virginia
Jefferson
Monticello
Mr. Jefferson
Randolph
Humors of the Telephone and a Kidney Cure
A humorous take on the telephone revealing human nature in five minutes and a testimonial praising Burdock Blood Bitters for kidney disorders. The letter from B Turner of Rochester, NY, claims relief after using the remedy, noting rapid improvement and intent to continue.
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Central Office
Copper conductor for Niagara power via electric transmission
Letter cites Niagara example showing a half inch copper wire could carry 26 250 horsepower from water wheels to 300 British statute miles away with 20 percent loss. Prime cost of copper about £60 000, under £3 per horsepower produced at the distant station.
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Niagara
House of Commons
Villiage Thomson
London Times
Old Crick and Voluntown Horse Escape Incident
A Voluntown horse on Water street lay down in its shaft while attached to a vehicle. Bystanders freed the beast by holding its head, unbuckling the harness, and pushing back the vehicle before the horse rose and was re harnessed. One onlooker mused that the animal knows how to lie down and rise up, and the owner claimed the horse is reliable, though the group left unimpressed with the proprietor’s gratitude.
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Water Street
lVorwich Bulletin
Commodore Foote Endorses Eclectric Oil For Sciatica
The Commodore Jos L Foote of Eigin Illinois announces Eclectric Oil cured his sciatica after one application and also relieved a severe cold and cough. He plans to keep using the remedy. Berlin swimming schools test a silk life preserver cloak with rubber pockets that release gas to support a swimmer for two days. Burdock Blood Bitters claim to cleanse impurity related illnesses with a one dollar bottle and a ten cent trial.
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Jos, L. Foote
Eigin
Thomas
Berlin
There is a Difference in Girls in a Wyoming Bear Encounter
A London paper laments unwelcome attention to young ladies in public places. It cites a Wyoming incident where a girl faced a bear on the highway. She acted first and the bear died, illustrating differing dangers and reactions between regions.
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London
Our
West
Wyoming
Kendall's Spavin Cure Endorsement from Rev Granger
A Vermont church official writes from St. Albans in 1880 endorsing Kendall's Spavin Cure. He recounts using the remedy on a horse with lameness from aspirin and later on a ringbone case, noting cure and lack of lameness after treatment. He signs as Rev P N Granger, Presiding Elder.
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Dixfield
Maine
J. B. Kendall & Co
Kendall
Frank Stanley
P. N. Granger
St. Albans
B. J. Kendall
John Jenne
Kendall's Spavin Cure Effect on Human Flesh
A 1873 Washington County New York letter proclaims Kendall's Spavin Cure safe for human use after a fifteen month malignant ankle sprain. The writer, B. J. Kendall M D, credits the remedy with restoring natural foot position and surpassing prior treatments.
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Patten’s Mills
Washington Do
N. Y
B. J. Kendall
M. D
Kendall
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